
Predator is that, beyond just stats, each character plays so differently. The fastest and most agile fighter in the game, Linn is a cyborg whose programming gives her access to every martial art.Ī big part of the fun of Alien vs. The game’s tank character and based on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character from the first Predator movie, Schaefer is the strongest player character, but also the slowest. The more experienced Predator, Warrior is the most balanced fighter in the game with a longer range attack compared to his partner. The younger Predator, Hunter has similar stats to Warrior, boasts an effective diving attack, but lacks recovery, priority, and range in some of his offense. The writing is solid gritty sci-fi fare that suits the game well. From there, you quickly get sucked into a conspiracy that may be closer to home than first thought. Out of nowhere, two Predators arrive to destroy the Aliens, before offering to help the marines rid the city of the Xenomorphs once and for all. In the Californian city of San Drad, the abandoned marines are cornered by a swarm of Alien drones, with no hope of escape. Up to three players can choose between two marines, a Predator Warrior, and a Predator Hunter. And what a game it is – Capcom firing on all cylinders at the height of their powers, hot off the heels of Street Fighter II Turbo and Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom, and two of the most revered licences in sci-fi clashing on screen for the first time.

It’s one of the first games to mash up two separate media licences, after Robocop versus The Terminator the previous year.

Predator is an arcade side-scrolling beat-em-up that hit arcades in 1994. Based on an unproduced movie script, Alien vs.
